Room: NRN 1029

Intern: Brianna Gram

Mentor Teacher: Kimberly Wilson

Internship Placement: Talbot Elementary

Title: Arts Integration in a Second Grade ELA Classroom

Brianna Gram was experiencing a lack of focus and engagement in her secondgrade ELA classroom. She wondered what she could do to further engage her students in everyday reading instruction. She also noticed how creative her students were, and how much they enjoyed art. She began to implement different types of art in her everyday instruction. She collected data during a four-week unit in anonymous student surveys, artifacts, and interviews. Data analysis revealed three claims focused on how arts integrated lessons fostered engagement and creativity in the classroom.

Intern: Malou Carty

Mentor Teacher: Steavi Ratliff

Internship Placement: Littlewood Elementary

Title: Integrating Music Throughout a Language Arts Class to Improve Engagement

Malou Carty was experiencing tensions with classroom engagement with five students through different periods of and fourth-grade classroom. She wondered if including music throughout the classroom activities would help student engagement and increase in class work completion. She collected data during a 5-week period through a pre and post survey, daily journal, and engagement tally. Data analysis revealed two claims that focused on how music helps with student engagement and participation in her ELA classroom.

Intern: Isabella Sarmento

Mentor Teacher: Sarah Spears

Internship Placement: Shell Elementary

Title: Implementation of Art and Music on Third-Grader’s Learning Engagement and

Behavior

Isabella Sarmento was experiencing some tension regarding behavior in her thirdgrade classroom. The hardships were noticed more during lessons and transition times. She wondered if the implementation of art and music in her classroom can help develop more positive engagement and behavior during the day. She collected data using field notes, observations, and a post-student survey. Data analysis highlighted three different claims that focused on the experiences shown throughout the inquiry as well as the benefits that came from it.